Eyeshade



L. J. GERHARDT EYESHADE New. 13 1923. 1,473,6l@

Filed Nov. 5. 1921 INVENTOR flzwvamw/ W ATTORNEY Patented Nov., 13, 1923. ll-

UNTE FWE LOUIS J. GERHARDT, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY.

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Application filed November 5, 1821. Serial No. 512,992.

To aZZ 'whom it 'may concem: Figs. 4E and 5 shows Sections 2 carrying stud Be it known that I, Louis J. GERHARDT, 9 of a glove fastener1 while the section 1 a citizen of the United States of America, earries the socket 10 of such glove fastener residing at West New York, in the county construction.

5 of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have in operation the two sections are fastened invented certain new and useful Improvetogether by the detachable fastening means ments in Eyeshades, of which the foll0w so as to form an approximately crescentinoF is a specification. shaped structure, and the eye-Shade can then lady invention relates to eye-shades,such as be adjusted around the head of the wearer 10 are commonly used by readers, jewelers and by shiftinn; the connecting pi'vot 5 into the other workers whose eyes are necessarily sul proper holes 11 in the retaining strips 3 and jeeted to a strong light. e in the well-known manner.

It comprises a folding eye-Shade such as Vfvhen the user is through with the shade can be' conveniently folded up in a Very and desires to carry ""t home or elsewhere, he

15 small flat package that can be conveniently disconnects the se, ,ons 1 and 2 as shown placed in the userls pocket or Vfor purposes in Fig. 2, and then by folding' these sections of transportation. back on the retaining strips 3 and 4, and

rlhe best ,form of my apparatus embodyswinging' the strips 3 and nearly together ing my invention at present known to me the eyeshade is reduced to a small thin flat 20 and one modification thereef are illustrated package which can be readily inserted in in the accompanying sheet of drawings, of the coat-pocket or vest pocket.

which: Other forms of detachable fastening de- Fig. l is a. plan view of the eye-Shade 'vices could be used without departing from With the parts in position for use; t14 e principle of my invention, and the ar- Fig. 2 is a detailed View showing' the parts i'az'lgement of the retaining' strips 3 and 4 separated and other parts broken away; might also be changed so long as they are Fig. 3 is a detailed cross-section on line pivoted to the Sections l and 2 or otherwise 3-8, on Fig. 1; flexibly connected thereto so that the parts Fig. 4 is a detailed View of a modified 1, 2, 3 and at can be folded together in a 30 form of fastening, and small package such as may be carried in the Fig. 5 is a detailed cross-section on line pocket eonveniently. 5-5 on Fig. 4. Having descrihed my invention, I claim:

In the drawings like reference numbers l. An eye-Shade comprising' the combinaindicate like parts. The eye-Shade is usually tion of two sections of thin fiexible material 35 made of thin, opaque sheets of celluloid or which, when joined together present 'an apsiniilar material, in two Sections, 1 and 2, proximately crescent-shaped sheet, two which, when joined together as shown in fiexible retaining strips, each of which is Fiff. l, form an approxiinately crescentpivoted at one end to the pointed portion shaped structure. To the ends of the cresof one of the above described Sections, while 40 cent are pivoted the retainer strips 3 and 4, their other ends are pivoted together, and the outer ends of said strips being pivoted detachable fastening' means for holding the together at 5 in the usual manner. larger ends of the said Sections together The two Sections l and Z are detachably at a plurality of points to form the above connected in the preferrecl form by the studs described cresoent shaped Outline.

45 6, 6, on section 2, engaging the correspond- A combination such as set forth in ing openings in section 1, these openings claim 1 in which the detaehable -fastening` each being composed of a circular portion 7 means each comprises a joint formed by a adapted to receive and pass the head of the stud carried by one of the Sections and a stud 6, and a reduced Vor slotted portion 8 circular hole and radiai slot in the other 50 extending in a radial direction and narrower section, tie hole being: larger than the head than the heads of studs 6, 6, while wide of the stud but the slot beingnarrower than enough to receivethe shanks of such studs. said head.

The modified form of fastening shown in LOUIS J. GERHARDT. 

